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Oceanic Pufferfish

Lagocephalus lagocephalus

Also known as: Blowfish, Blue Blaasop, Oceanic Blaasop, Oceanic Puffer, Pufferfish, Rabbit Puffer, Swelltoad, Toadfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
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@DJ9045 · Tarpon Springs, United States · December 20201 / 1
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Overview

Found singly in estuaries but mainly oceanic.

The bodies of Pufferfish are covered in a toxic mucus, if the skin or flesh is consumed it can be fatal to humans.
When threatened they will puff up like a football to deter predators.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Behaviour
inflatessolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Circumtropical
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Found singly in estuaries but mainly oceanic.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderTetraodontiformes
    5. familyTetraodontidae
    6. genusLagocephalus
    7. speciesLagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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    More in the family

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